Rose McGowan, one of the most vocal advocates of the #MeToo movement, is clarifying what appeared to be distressing comments about the revolutionary reckoning that swept through Hollywood the past year.

McGowan, 45, helped spark the movement last fall by going on the record with sexual assault allegations against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The actress said Weinstein raped her in a hotel room in 1997 and blacklisted her, damaging her career.

Days after the #MeToo movement's first anniversary, an interview with the "Scream" actress published in London's Sunday Times, declared that McGowan had deemed the #MeToo movement "bull-(expletive)" and that Hollywood's battle against sexual assault in the entertainment industry is only skin-deep.

McGowan refuted the story on Twitter Sunday afternoon. "I never said #MeToo is a lie. Ever," she clarified. "I was talking about Hollywood and Time’s Up, not #MeToo."

"#MeToo is important, it's honest and it's our experience. It is not a lie," she said. "For some reason, there are people in the media that will try to bring it down, but I say stand strong. Again, it's simply our shared experience. That is what #MeToo is. And it's beautiful. As are we."

The Times story had quoted McGowan as saying, "It’s a lie. It’s a Band-Aid lie to make them feel better. I know these people, I know they’re lily-livered, and as long as it looks good on the surface, to them, that’s enough.”

According to the newspaper, McGowan also claimed she was shunned by the #MeToo community, frequently left out of the survivors’ brunches and campaign lunches, despite being one of the most outspoken members.

“I just think they’re douchebags. They’re not champions. I just think they’re losers. I don’t like them,” the story read. "How do I explain the fact that I got a GQ Man of the Year award and no women's magazines and no women's organizations have supported me?"

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Artist/activist/executive producer Rose McGowan of 'Citizen Rose' on 'E!' speaks onstage during the NBCUniversal portion of the 2018 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. McGowan has come out as a lead accuser of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Rose McGowan gives opening remarks to the audience at the Women's March/Women's Convention in Detroit. A stream of actress including Rose McGowan, models and ex-employees have come out, many anonymously, to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and abuse dating as far back as the 1990s. RENA LAVERTY/AFP/Getty Images

McGowan hugs Tarana Burke (right) the creator of #MeToo, as she was being introduced to the stage during Fighting for Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Age of Betsy DeVos during The Women's Convention at Cobo Center. Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press/USA TODAY NETWORK

Rose McGowan, left, waves after being introduced by Tarana Burke, right, founder, #MeToo Campaign. McGowan recently went public with her allegation that film company co-founder Harvey Weinstein raped her. Paul Sancya/AP

While the Me Too and Time's Up movement heated up, McGowan had to return to Loudoun County, Va. regarding charges of possession of a controlled substance. The felony charge stems from a police investigation of personal belongings left behind on a Jan. 20 flight that arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Police say the items tested positive for narcotics. This booking mug was released on Nov. 14, 2017 by the County Sheriff's Office. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office via AP

Jennifer Aniston and Rose McGowan pose for a selfie during the CAKE party for Jennifer Aniston hosted by Perrier-Jouet And Cinelou Films at Chateau Marmont's Bar Marmont on Dec. 5, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif. Ari Perilstein/Getty Images for Cinelou

Davey Detail and Rose McGowan were married on Oct. 12, 2013. However they divorced after three years in Nov. 2016. They're seen in this 2014 file photo at the Art Of Elysium's 7th annual Pieces Of Heaven at Siren Studios in Hollywood. Mike Windle/Getty Images for Art of Elysium

In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, actress Rose McGowan arrives at a premiere of 'When In Rome' in Los Angeles. In 1997, McGowan, then 23, reached a financial settlement with Harvey Weinstein after an incident in a hotel room at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, according to a legal document reviewed by 'The New York Times.' Dan Steinberg/AP

McGowan, right, and director Robert Rodriguez, left, pose for the media prior to the presentation of their film 'Planet Terror,' at the 60th International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland, on Aug. 5, 2007. MARTIAL TREZZINI/AP

Robert Rodriguez and Rose McGowan were engaged between 2006-2009. They arrive, in 2007, at the Festival Palace in Cannes, for the screening of Quentin Tarantino's film 'Death Proof' at the 60th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

The "Charmed" alum vowed to never work in Hollywood again, the paper reported, adding that although she doesn't agree with President Donald Trump's politics, she does share something in common with his supporters.

“They hate Hollywood for being faux liberals – and they’re 100 percent right about that. It’s a bunch of faux liberals,” McGowan said. “It’s crap, and they know it is deep down, but they’re living an empty life, and to me that’s their punishment. They get to live the lives they live.”

McGowan doubled down on past criticism of Meryl Streep, calling it "literally impossible” for the Oscar-winning actress to be completely in the dark on Weinstein's predatory behavior. The actress has also renounced support of Hillary Clinton for the same reason.

However, she sounded hopeful in a tweet last week acknowledging a year has passed since she publicly named Weinstein as her rapist: "Today marks the anniversary of one of the hardest years of my life. It’s been a year of triggering for so many. I’m proud of us."

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Angelina Jolie, 42, told 'The New York Times' that during the release of 'Playing By Heart,' she rejected advances by Harvey Weinstein in a hotel room. She was 23. "I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did." Neilson Barnard, Getty Images

Lupita Nyong'o, 34, wrote a lengthy column in 'The New York Times' about her experience. "Harvey led me into a bedroom — his bedroom — and announced that he wanted to give me a massage. I thought he was joking at first. He was not," Nyong'o wrote. She said Weinstein's advances continued later at a dinner in New York. Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images for Women In Film, LA, Max Mara, and BMW

Ashley Judd, 49, told 'The New York Times' that during a 1997 breakfast meeting at Weinstein's hotel room in Beverly Hills, the producer propositioned her, saying he could give her a massage or she could watch him shower. She was starring in Miramax's 'Kiss the Girls' at the time. Cindy Ord, Getty Images for Women's Media Center

Rose McGowan, 44, reached a previously undisclosed settlement with Weinstein in 2007 after an episode in a hotel room during Sundance Film Festival, 'The New York Times' reported. In 2016, she tweeted that she was raped by a studio head in 2007, but didn't identify Weinstein at the time. Rena Laverty, AFP/Getty Images

Gwyneth Paltrow, 45, told 'The New York Times' that before shooting 'Emma' when she was 22, Weinstein called her to his hotel suite for a work meeting that ended with Weinstein placing his hands on her and suggesting they head to the bedroom for massages. "I was petrified," she said. Frazer Harrison, Getty Images

Lena Headey, 44, who plays Cersei on 'Game of Thrones,' shared a series of tweets describing a 2005 incident involving "some suggestive comment, a gesture" from Weinstein. Years later, she said, he asked her personal questions about her love life before inviting her up to his hotel room. Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images

Heather Graham, known for her role in 'The Hangover' films, wrote an essay for 'Variety' describing a time in the early 2000s when Weinstein allegedly insinuated that she would need to have sex with him in order to get a part. She was never hired for one of his films. Tommaso Boddi, WireImage

Mira Sorvino, 50, told 'The New Yorker' that while promoting 'Mighty Aphrodite' in 1995, Weinstein "started massaging my shoulders, which made me very uncomfortable, and then tried to get more physical." Weeks later, she says, he showed up at her apartment, but she was able to scare him off. Michael Loccisano, Getty Images for Unbridled Eve

Cara Delevingne, 25, shared on Instagram and in a statement to 'New York Magazine' and HuffPost that the producer attempted to kiss her in a hotel room. "He began to brag about all the actresses he had slept with and how he had made their careers and spoke about other inappropriate things of a sexual nature," she wrote. Alastair Grant, AP

Kate Beckinsale, 44, accused Weinstein on Instagram of offering her alcohol during their first meeting when she was just 17. "I assumed it would be in a conference room, which was very common," she wrote. "When I arrived, reception told me to go to his room. He opened the door in his bathrobe." Theo Wargo, Getty Images

Lea Seydoux wrote an op-ed for 'The Guardian' describing an interaction she had with Weinstein, which involved him inviting her to his hotel room for a drink and later lunging at her and attempting to kiss her. Nicholas Hunt, Getty Images

Jessica Barth, 37, told 'The New Yorker' that Weinstein invited her to a business meeting at his hotel room after the 2011 Golden Globes. Barth recalls he offered to cast her in a film and demanded a naked massage. She claims that when she went to leave, Weinstein told her she needed to lose weight "to compete with Mila Kunis." Jason Allen, USA TODAY

Brit Marling shared in an essay for 'The Atlantic' that Weinstein pulled the massage proposal on her in a hotel room in 2014. "I, too, was asked if I wanted a massage, champagne, strawberries. I, too, sat in that chair paralyzed by mounting fear when he suggested we shower together," she wrote. Evan Agostini, Invision/AP

At a news conference, Louisette Geiss said Weinstein invited her to his room at Sundance Film Festival in 2008 to discuss a script she had written; he walked out wearing only a robe with the front open. He promised to greenlight her script and give her a three-picture deal. But she had to watch him masturbate first. Emma McIntyre, Getty Images

Dominique Huett, 35, has filed a lawsuit against The Weinstein Company, alleging that Harvey Weinstein pressured her into sex at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills in 2010 and that his company knew about multiple allegations against him dating back to the ‘90s. Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images

Ambra Battilana Gutierrez can be heard being pressured by Weinstein in audiotapes from a New York Police Department sting. In the 2015 tapes, he seemingly admits to groping the model on the previous day. Weinstein reaches a settlement with Gutierrez, according to 'The New York Times.' Pier Marco Tacca, Getty Images

Judith Godreche had breakfast with Weinstein at Cannes Film Festival in 1996, when she was 24, she tells 'The New York Times.' He allegedly lured her to his room to talk about an Oscar campaign for her film 'Ridicule.' He asked to give her a massage; she said no. “The next thing I know, he’s pressing against me and pulling off my sweater.” Chris Pizzello, Invision/AP

Katherine Kendall, 48, told 'The New York Times' that Weinstein convinced her to stop by his apartment in 1993. He came out of his bathroom in a robe, asking for a massage. She refused; he left the room and returned nude, she says. "He literally chased me," she said. "He wouldn't let me pass him to get to the door." Damian Dovarganes, AP

Mimi Haleyi, a former production assistant, says she encountered Weinstein at Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and offered her help on his productions. He told her to come by his hotel, where he suggested she massage him. Later, Weinstein orally forced himself on her while she was on her period, she said at a news conference. Mike Coppola, Getty Images for Women's Media Center

Sean Young, 57, said Weinstein exposed himself to her on the set of 1992's 'Love Crimes' during an interview on KLBJ's Dudley and Bob With Matt Show Daily Podcast. She says she "personally experienced him pulling his you-know-what out of his pants." Andy Kropa, Invision/AP

Tara Subkoff, 44, told 'Variety' that Weinstein sexually harassed her in the 1990s, recounting a time when he “grabbed” her to sit on his lap. “I could feel that he had an erection,” she recalled. Evan Agostini, Invision/AP

Natassia Malthe, 43, said Weinstein barged into her London hotel room and raped her in 2008 after she met him at the BAFTA Awards. After the rape, he masturbated in front of her, she said at a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred. Angela Weiss, AFP/Getty Images

Amber Anderson posted to Instagram that Weinstein “coerced” her into a private meeting. “He behaved inappropriately and propositioned a ‘personal’ relationship to further my career whilst bragging about other actresses he had ‘helped’ in a similar way,” she wrote. “He tried to take my hand and put it in his lap.” Dario Cantatore, Getty Images

Heather Kerr, 56, read a statement at a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred, describing a 1989 encounter with Weinstein in which he exposed himself to her and told her she had to sleep with him and other Hollywood producers in order to succeed in the industry. Frederic J. Brown, AFP/Getty Images

Alice Evans wrote in 'The Telegraph' that Weinstein tried to touch and kiss her during the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. In the essay, she also claims that her rejection of Weinstein negatively impacted her acting career. Rich Polk, Getty Images for Path2Parenthood

Angie Everhart came forward on the KLOS morning show, alleging Weinstein masturbated in front of her while on a boat during the Venice Film Festival. The former model and actress claims Weinstein told her, "You're a really nice girl, you shouldn't tell anybody about this.” Frazer Harrison, Getty Images

Connie Nielsen, 52, wrote a guest column for 'Variety,' adding her name to the list of women allegedly harassed by Weinstein, who produced her 2005 film 'The Great Raid.' The actress claims the producer put his hand on her thigh during the film's opening night Jerod Harris, Getty Images for PTTOW!

Emma de Caunes told 'The New Yorker' that Weinstein invited her to his hotel room in Cannes in 2010, where he went into the bathroom and turned the shower on.He came out with an erection and demanded she lie on the bed. “It was like a hunter with a wild animal,” she said. “The fear turns him on.” Andreas Rentz, Getty Images

Florence Darel, 49, told 'People' that Weinstein pursued her in the mid ‘90s and propositioned her in a hotel room while his then-wife Eve Chilton was in the room next door. Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images

Katya Mtsitouridze told 'The Hollywood Reporter' that she was harassed by Weinstein, alleging he arranged a private meeting in 2004 during Venice Film Festival, where he greeted her in a bathrobe and suggested she give him a massage. Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images

Lauren Sivan says she was cornered in 2007 by Weinstein in the kitchen of a restaurant he is an investor in, according HuffPost. When she avoided his kiss, he reportedly told her to “stand there and shut up” while he masturbated and ejaculated into a nearby potted plant. Vince Bucci, Invision/AP

Marisa Coughlan, 43, told 'The Hollywood Reporter' that Weinstein asked her to meet at a hotel in 1999 to discuss a film role, alleging that, once she was there, he requested a massage from her. Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images

Melissa Sagemiller told HuffPost that Weinstein harassed her when she was 24 and working on 'Get Over It,' which was distributed by Miramax. During a meeting in his hotel room, the producer allegedly refused to let her leave until she kissed him. Alberto E. Rodriguez, Getty Images

Romola Garai told 'The Guardian' that in 2004 during the audition process for 'Havana Nights,' she was told to arrive at Weinstein's hotel room, alone. "He answered the door in his bathrobe," she said. "I was only 18. I felt violated by it, it has stayed very clearly in my memory." Grant Pollard, Invision/AP